Henrique Rocha and Luka Mikrut will face off in the 2nd round of the Zagreb Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Henrique Rocha who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Henrique Rocha is the pick to win this match.
Henrique Rocha -> 1.56
Luka Mikrut -> 2.33
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Prediction and head to head Henrique Rocha vs. Luka Mikrut
There is no head to head record between Henrique Rocha and Luka Mikrut since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Henrique Rocha
15 - 13win/loss
173
158
LWWLLWLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-30 | 10-7 | 22-19 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 64-27 | 47-11 | 17-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-18 | 8-9 | 10-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 203, the Portuguese got to the 2nd round after defeating Nicolas Alvarez Varona 6-3 6-4.
In the 1st round, The Portuguese had a good straight sets win against Alvarez Varona (6-3 6-4). During the match, Rocha scored 66 points vs Alvarez Varona’s 57. Henrique was exceptionally aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about the service games, Rocha fired 3 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Henrique Rocha lost the serve 3 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Rocha put 61% of his first serves in, winning 56% (24/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 64% (18/28) on the 2nd serve. Rocha broke Alvarez Varona 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Rocha has a winning match record in the last 5 years having won 59% of his matches (101-70). 8-7 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Rocha has a composed36-35 win-loss record in the last 5 years on clay.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Murcia Challenger where he overcame Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final 3-6 7-6(0) 7-5.
Henrique has a compiled 15-13 win-loss record in 2024, 8-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zagreb Challenger
Rocha has never competed in this tournament before.
Luka Mikrut
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-23 | 4-2 | 31-19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-18 | 5-3 | 28-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 15-14 | 9-2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 509, Mikrut reached the 2nd round after defeating Roko Horvat 6-1 7-62.
In the 1st round, The Croatian had a good straight sets win against Horvat (6-1 7-62). During the match Mikrut scored 77 points vs Horvat’s 56. Luka was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Mikrut managed to score 6 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Luka Mikrut was extremely efficient on serve to win 72% (26/36) of his 1st serve and 52% (14/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Croatian broke Horvat 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Luka’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M15 Manacor,M15 Split and M15 Bol.
Mikrut has a compiled 21-12 win-loss record in 2024, 17-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rocha | Mikrut |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 19 | 20 |
| Pts | 66-57 | 77-56 |
| Total Points | 123 | 133 |
| Winners | 24 | 26 |
| %Winners | 36% | 34% |
Both Rocha and Mikrut played 1 match. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Rocha and Mikrut have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Rocha played 1 game less than Mikrut. Rocha scored 24 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Luka recorded 26 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rocha | Mikrut |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 6 |
| 1st in | 43/71 | 36/63 |
| %1st in | 61% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 24/43 | 26/36 |
| %1st pts | 56% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 18/28 | 14/27 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 52% |
Rocha made 3 aces . Mikrut struck 6 aces . Rocha won 56% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Mikrut won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rocha | Mikrut |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 5 |
| Converted | 5/7 | 5/9 |
| % Converted | 71% | 56% |
| Conceded | 5 | 7 |
| Saved | 2 | 5 |
| % Saved | 40% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
Henrique broke his opponent 5 times with a 71% conversion rate. The Portuguese conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded. The Croatian broke his opponent 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. Luka conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rocha | |||
| R1 Alvarez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 66-57 | 66-57 | |
| Total points | 123 | 123 | |
| Winners | 24 | 24 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 43/71 | 43/71 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 24/43 | 24/43 | |
| % 1st pts | 56% | 56% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/28 | 18/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 5/7 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 71% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Mikrut | |||
| R1 Horvat |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 77-56 | 77-56 | |
| Total points | 133 | 133 | |
| Winners | 26 | 26 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 36/63 | 36/63 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 26/36 | 26/36 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/27 | 14/27 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/9 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWLWLWLW Tennis Scores in Zagreb Challenger
- Nick HardtHardt – Yaroslav DeminDemin (6-76 6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Renzo OlivoOlivo (6-72 6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – David Jorda SanchisJorda Sanchis (5-7 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Mathys ErhardErhard – Daniel RinconRincon (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Nerman FaticFatic – Adrian AndreevAndreev (6-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Luka MikrutMikrut – Roko HorvatHorvat (6-1 7-62) – See score progression
- Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Guy Den OudenDen Ouden (3-6 7-5 7-65) – See score progression
- Filip MisolicMisolic – Alexey ZakharovZakharov (7-65 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Quentin HalysHalys (2-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez – Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Enrico Dalla ValleDalla Valle – Rio NoguchiNoguchi (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Matej DodigDodig – Carlos TabernerTaberner (6-3 0-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla – Gastao EliasElias (7-66 6-4) – See score progression
- Dino PrizmicPrizmic – Aziz DougazDougaz (6-3 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Henrique RochaRocha – Nicolas Alvarez VaronaAlvarez Varona (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – David Jorda SanchisJorda Sanchis (5-7 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Nerman FaticFatic – Adrian AndreevAndreev (6-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Mathys ErhardErhard – Daniel RinconRincon (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Nick HardtHardt – Yaroslav DeminDemin (6-7(6) 6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Renzo OlivoOlivo (6-7(2) 6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Luka MikrutMikrut – Roko HorvatHorvat (6-1 7-6(2)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Nerman FaticFatic (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla – Filip MisolicMisolic (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Enrico Dalla ValleDalla Valle – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mathys ErhardErhard – Nick HardtHardt (0-1) – H2H and prediction
